exception type: <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleParserError'>

Question

I'm getting this below error while running my ansible playbook

my yaml file :

---
- hosts: ubuntu
  become: yes
  remote_user: ansible
  tasks:
  - name: update the cache
    apt:
      name: update
      update_cache: yes
  - name: This will install apache
    apt:
     name:apache2
     state:present

Error: exception type: exception: this task 'apt' has extra params, which is only allowed in the following modules: command, win_command, shell, win_shell, script, include, include_vars, include_tasks, include_role, import_tasks, import_role, add_host, group_by, set_fact, raw, meta

The error appears to have been in '/home/ansible/playbooks/apache.yml': line 10, column 5, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

If you don't properly format your question the code you're asking about becomes almost unreadable. I've fixed the playbook for you. — larsks

larsks larsks · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-17T19:57:10

You have an error in your YAML syntax. The syntax for a dictionary is:

key: value

Note the space after the :. You have:

- name: This will install apache
  apt:
   name:apache2
   state:present

You need:

- name: This will install apache
  apt:
   name: apache2
   state: present

exception type: <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleParserError'>

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